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This compares to 23,924 (75 percent) with an average of 22.0 in 2014. Nationally, 55% of 2018 graduates took the ACT with an average Composite score of 20.8.  \n• In 2018, 29 percent of Kansas graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 29 and 31 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n~ In 2018, 27 percent of Kansas graduates met zero ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 25 and 23 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n~ 2018 Kansas graduates taking more advanced English coursework demonstrated markedly higher average English scores than those who did not. In fact, 70 percent of Kansas 2018 graduates taking four or more years of English met the ACT English College Readiness Benchmark. This compares to 45 percent of students taking less than four years of English meeting the benchmark.  \n~ 2018 Kansas graduates taking more advanced math coursework demonstrated markedly higher average math scores than those who did not. In fact, 47 percent of Kansas 2018 graduates taking three or more years of math met the ACT Math College Readiness Benchmark. This compares to 11 percent of students taking less than three years of math meeting the benchmark.  \n~ 2018 Kansas graduates taking more advanced social studies coursework demonstrated markedly higher average reading scores than those who did not. In fact, 54 percent of Kansas 2018 graduates taking three or more years of social studies met the ACT Reading College Readiness Benchmark. This compares to 37 percent of students taking less than three years of social studies meeting the benchmark.  \n~ 2018 Kansas graduates taking more advanced science coursework demonstrated markedly higher average science scores than those who did not. In fact, 45 percent of Kansas 2018 graduates taking three or more years of science met the ACT Science College Readiness Benchmark. This compares to 20 percent of students taking less than three years of science meeting the benchmark.  \nSTEM  \n• In 2018, 12,049 Kansas graduates (48 percent) indicated having an interest in STEM majors and/or careers.~ Nationally, 45 percent of graduates indicated having an interest in STEM.  \n• Compared to a 2018 Kansas graduating class average ACT STEM score of 21 . 6, graduates in 2017 and 2014 had STEM averages of 21.7 and 22. 0, respectively.  \n~ 2018 Kansas graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark had an average science score of  \n28.6. This compares to 28.2 in 2014.  \n• 2018 Kansas graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark had an average math score of 28.4. This compares to 28.3 in 2014.  \n© 2018 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. MR00878 [www.act.org/research](www.act.org/research)  1  \nKansas The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018  \nCareer Readiness  \n• In 2018, 6,924 Kansas graduates (28 percent) were likely to attain the Gold ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate or higher based upon ACT Composite score, compared to 499,653 (26 percent) nationally.  \n~ The ACT Composite scores associated with a 50% chance of earning each ACT WorkKeys NCRC level or higher are:  \n13 for Bronze, 17 for Silver, 25 for Gold, and 35 for Platinum. Based on those cut scores, students who earned an ACT Composite score of less than 13 would be classified as “Needs Improvement,” 13 to 16 as “Bronze,” 17 to 24 as “Silver,”and 25 or above as “Gold or Higher.”  \nImpact  \n• Based on the actual test volume and ACT score distributions of 2018 ACT-tested Kansas high school graduates, ACT research estimates that an increase of 0.1 in state average ACT Composite score for the 2018 graduating class would result in:  \n~ 58 more students enrolling in college.  \n~ 67 more students persisting to year two.  \n~ 49 fewer students ","cbCairXj1TUMSAKI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairXj1TUMSAKI","pdf",498758,12,"English","# Performance\n# STEM\n# Career Readiness\n# Impact\n# Behaviors that Impact Access and Opportunity","[{\"question\":\"How many Kansas graduates took the ACT in 2018, and what was the average composite score?\",\"answer\":\"In 2018, 25,103 Kansas graduates (71%) took the ACT, with a composite score average of 21.6.\"},{\"question\":\"What share of Kansas graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"In 2018, 29% of Kansas graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.\"},{\"question\":\"How did retesting the ACT relate to composite scores among Kansas graduates?\",\"answer\":\"Kansas graduates who took the ACT two or more times had an average composite score of 23.0, compared with 19.3 for those who took it only once.\"}]","Kansas The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018 - Key Findings | PDF",1791521076,30,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,117,122,127,129,134,137,141],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":128},"research-report",{"id":130,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":131,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":133},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":135,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":136},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":138,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":139,"show_sort_weight":138,"slug":140},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":142,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":143,"show_sort_weight":55,"slug":144},19,"General","general"]